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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
Volume 44, Issue 3, Pages 421-431Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1395460
Keywords
Ethyl cellulose; microencapsulation; plasticizer; propranolol hydrochloride; diethyl phthalate; triethyl citrate; polyethylene glycol
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- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences [930678]
- [1723]
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Plasticizers play a crucial role in various process of microencapsulation. In this study, the effect of incorporation of plasticizer in process of emulsion solvent evaporation was investigated on properties of ethyl cellulose (EC) microcapsules containing propranolol hydrochloride. The effect of plasticizer type and concentration were investigated on characteristics of microcapsules prepared from different viscosity grades of EC. Product yield, encapsulation efficiency, mean particle size, shape, surface characteristics, solid state of drug, and drug release profiles were evaluated. Product yield and encapsulation efficiency were not dependent on plasticizer type and concentration. However, encapsulation efficiency decreased with increase in EC viscosity grade in the most of the cases. The mean particle size was in the range of 724-797m and was not dependent on plasticizer type. Microcapsules formed in the presence of PEG had a very smooth surface with few pores. XRD and DSC studies revealed a reduction of drug crystallinity after microencapsulation especially in presence of PEG. The results showed that the presence of TEC and DEP with different concentrations had no marked effect on drug release from microcapsules containing different viscosity grades of EC. This was not the case when PEG was used, and despite its water solubility it reduced the drug release rate noticeably. The reduction in the drug release in the presence of PEG was concentration-dependent. The use of PEG as a plasticizer in process of emulsion solvent evaporation highly improved the EC microcapsule structure and retarded the drug release rate and therefore is recommended.
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